Striving To Be "Christ-Like"!

"I love to watch you worship. It blesses me". I've been told this often and sometimes I've have struggled with it, because I'm thinking Lord it isn't about me, it's all about You. I don't want them looking at me. I want them to focus on You. Then a dear friend sends me this message, as we were discussing my struggle. "Try to think of it this way if you can: it’s not that they watch you like a tv show or a concert. Seeing someone who worships authentically is inspirational. It is a beautiful thing to see someone able to be vulnerable in worship because it is so rare. People enjoy seeing you worship because they can see the love for the Lord emanating from you, and they know the Lord is happy."  Wow! I don't think about that, but it truly touched and blessed my heart. I understand it now from a different perspective. I praise the Lord for giving my friend the words to say. The Lord desires me to remember this, "keep letting...

Sometimes when you can't speak out your prayers... you write what you're feeling in your heart... this poured out of my soul tonight during mid week church service (Bible Study). If you're in this hour of struggle, let this be your prayer too. Remind yourself of who God is in this hour. "In this hour" - In this hour of feeling the troubled waters moving, let me feel Your Holy Spirit moving. In this hour of heaviness, put Your breath in my lungs. In this hour of uncertainty, show me Your wisdom and understanding. In this hour of feeling stress and anxiety, help me feel Your perfect peace. In this hour of sickness, help me receive Your healing. In this hour of weakness, help me receive Your strength. In this hour of feeling alone, send me your comfort. In this hour of disbelief, help me receive Your truth. In this hour of feeling hopelessness, help me feel Your hope. In this hour of feeling anger, help me receive Your calmness. In this hour of distractions, help me ...